Thursday, 09 September 2004

AIRLINE EMPLOYEE, TICKET SCALPER ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH TWIN AIRPLANE EXPLOSIONS

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By empty (9/9/2004 issue of the CACI Analyst)

Two men have been arrested in Moscow in connection with the investigation into the apparent terrorist bombing of two jet airliners on 24 August that killed 90 people, \"Rossiiskaya gazeta\" reported on 9 September. One of the men was identified as Krasnodar resident Armen Artyunov, who reportedly specializes in securing tickets for sold-out flights. Artyunov reportedly arranged for the purchase of the tickets of the two Chechen women who are believed to have been involved in the destruction of the aircraft and helped them to get aboard the planes.
Two men have been arrested in Moscow in connection with the investigation into the apparent terrorist bombing of two jet airliners on 24 August that killed 90 people, \"Rossiiskaya gazeta\" reported on 9 September. One of the men was identified as Krasnodar resident Armen Artyunov, who reportedly specializes in securing tickets for sold-out flights. Artyunov reportedly arranged for the purchase of the tickets of the two Chechen women who are believed to have been involved in the destruction of the aircraft and helped them to get aboard the planes. He reportedly received 5,000 rubles ($167) for his help. The second man was identified only as an employee of Sibir Airlines, the company that operated one of the ill-fated flights. He is accused of accepting a 1,000 ruble bribe to secure a place on the flight for one of the women. According to the report, when one of the women was not able to get a seat on a sold-out Sibir flight to Volgograd, Artyunov accepted an additional 1,000 rubles to get her a ticket on the ill-fated Volgograd Aviaekspress flight to that city. (RFE/RL)
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